Marty Clarke vs Hawthorn

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Authored by: Brett Northey
on Wednesday, April 17 2013 @ 07:10 am ACST

Interesting thoughts. The feeling was that he would be a star in Ireland and I remember some interviews with him a few years ago where the bottom line really was that he wanted to really star, be a gun player be it Gaelic or in the AFL. The fact that he wasn't taking that next step in the AFL contributed to his return home.

Now that he's back it looks to me that he's destined to be a serviceable player but he still seems unable to dominate games and be a real star. Which is all very understandable given he didn't grow up with the game.

Toohey (Carlton) and Hanley (Brisbane) look more likely to become dominant players.

Speaking of the Irish players, I'd hope Setanta is in line for a recall to GWS Giants this week with Brogan suspended and Patton injured. Setanta kicked 5 last week for the UWS Giants (the GWS Giants reserves side that play in the NEAFL) and 3 the week before.

Hopefully we'll be having a similar conversation about Oceania players in 5 years time.

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